2021 College of Medicine Research Forum Results
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This year, we were pleased to include our colleagues from Peoria and Rockford both as participants and as judges. Over 249 posters were submitted, which is a new high for this event.
Congratulations and thank you to all who participated, and a special thanks to the judges whose efforts once again were essential to the success of the event.
The winners are:
Medical Student Category
- Gold Medal honors: Julia May (Dermatology)
- Silver Medal honors (tie): Dominick Martinico (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics)
- Silver Medal honors (tie): Sam Jiang (Orthopaedics)
- Honorable Mention: Claire Larkin (Medicine)
- Honorable Mention: Andrea Ohk (Bioengineering)
- Honorable Mention: Maria Valle Coto (Medical Education)
Graduate, MD-PhD, and Other Combined degree students Category
- Gold Medal honors: Anna Di Staulo (Pharmacology)
- Silver Medal honors: Tanner Roach (Physiology and Biophysics)
- Honorable Mention: Cody Justice (Emergency Medicine)
- Honorable Mention: Daniel Principe (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics)
- Honorable Mention: David Gong (Bioengineering)
Postdoctoral Fellows and Residents Category
- Gold Medal honors: Carolina Battistini (Medicine)
- Silver Medal honors: Sreeparna Chakraborty (Pharmacology)
- Honorable Mention: Amanda Knepper (Pediatrics)
- Honorable Mention: Jeffrey Schappi (Physiology and Biophysics)
- Honorable Mention: Eleonora Gatta (Psychiatry)
- Honorable Mention: Sivareddy Challa (Pharmacology - Peoria)
Research Assistant Professors and Scientific Staff Category
- Gold Medal honors: Ismihan Uddin (Medicine/Endocrinology)
- Silver Medal honors (tie): Margaret Starr (Psychiatry)
- Silver Medal honors (tie): Yongchao Mou (Biomedical Sciences, Rockford)
- Honorable Mention: Skylar Grimsley (Pharmacology)
- Honorable Mention: Eilidh O’Brien (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics)
- Honorable Mention: Pavitra Kotini-Shah (Emergency Medicine)
Other
- Gold Medal Honors: Tara Cruise (Psychiatry – Research Associate 1)
- Silver Medal Honors: Ali Almousawi (Anatomy and Cell Biology - undergraduate)
- Honorable Mention: Annette Diaz (Medicine - undergraduate)
- Honorable Mention: Josh Pasaye (Psychiatry – Research Associate 1)
- Honorable Mention: Anniek van Aarem (Pediatrics - undergraduate)
Modified on May 08, 2023